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word, i'm john king in washington. thank you for watching. >>> an earthquake ravages haiti. no one to help them. >> we are hearing voices in the rubble. you are watching "larry king live." >> larry: haiti is the poorest country in the country and yet somehow, some way, people manage to survive. there are amazing stories hard to forget. >> wednesday morning we went out and trying to rescue under the rubble and they had been working for all of that morning try to free themselves. >> she is crying out because two of her feet are pinned. >> there was a handful of guys just working under the hot sun. they had been digging through the rubble with their hands and then the miracle of having her pulled out alive. they figured out a way to move some things and chip away at some things suddenly coming free and even amidst this tragedy in the area they saved this dwirl's life. the other moment i won't forget is we were with looters, people quickly started getting out of control. young guys started arriving with weapons and they had pieces of debris and broken bottles. and i remember see
word, i'm john king in washington. thank you for watching. >>> an earthquake ravages haiti. no one to help them. >> we are hearing voices in the rubble. you are watching "larry king live." >> larry: haiti is the poorest country in the country and yet somehow, some way, people manage to survive. there are amazing stories hard to forget. >> wednesday morning we went out and trying to rescue under the rubble and they had been working for all of that morning try...
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joining us is mary in washington. is the government supportive of haiti's decision to put new adoptions on hold? >> yes, at this time in the immediate aftermath of this cataclysmic earthquake, haiti has decided that their first priority is to identify the children that have been separated from their families and work to locate those families and reunite the children with their families, rather than -- >> larry: any indication -- i'm sorry, go ahead. >> well, rather than folking in the first instance on thinking about sending the children away from the locations where family members would be searching for them. >> larry: any indication when haiti might start processing new adoption applications? >> no, not at this time. it's only a couple weeks now after the earthquake and they are not talking about that at all right now. they're focused on the immediate relief work. >> larry: what about adoption families where the paperwork was halfway along or three quarters of the way done? >> right. immediately after this incredibl
joining us is mary in washington. is the government supportive of haiti's decision to put new adoptions on hold? >> yes, at this time in the immediate aftermath of this cataclysmic earthquake, haiti has decided that their first priority is to identify the children that have been separated from their families and work to locate those families and reunite the children with their families, rather than -- >> larry: any indication -- i'm sorry, go ahead. >> well, rather than...
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nothing is going to be frozen in washington, d.c. as a matter of fact, even what obama is saying is not going into effect for a year, and the congress won't let it happen. i think mr. reich's sentiments are well represented in washington. i actually want to see more money spent, not less. it's just that who has the discretion to spend it? that's the issue. when the government spends it, they malinvest it. we don't have the problem because there's not enough consumption or spending. that is not going to solve the problem. what we should have done is maybe suspend the income tax for three years. it wouldincome tax for years. it would have cost us less than dealing out the big banks and special interests. it would be more money. the people could make a decision on whether they should liquidate their dit and how they would invest. >> let me agree -- >> larry: address the stimulus. do that quickly, robert. >> i want to agree with the congressman on one point. bailing out the big banks instead of helping main streak was a version of trickl
nothing is going to be frozen in washington, d.c. as a matter of fact, even what obama is saying is not going into effect for a year, and the congress won't let it happen. i think mr. reich's sentiments are well represented in washington. i actually want to see more money spent, not less. it's just that who has the discretion to spend it? that's the issue. when the government spends it, they malinvest it. we don't have the problem because there's not enough consumption or spending. that is not...
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let's go to washington. governor ed rendell, democrat of pennsylvania, has just come back from haiti accompanying 53 children from the orphanage in port-au-prince. how did this come about, ed? >> the brezhnev orphanage was run by two women out of pittsburgh. when the earthquake happened, they had to keep the kids outside, no sanitation, very little food and water. they called home and were connected with the wonderful pittsburgh medical center. they tried to get the ability to take them out, they couldn't do it. they called me, i couldn't get anywhere. then we saw the haitian ambassador being interviewed on cnn. so i called into the station and said, can you get a message from me to ambassador joseph? they did, the ambassador called me, he started the ball rolling. then we got great cooperation from the department of homeland security, immigration, the state department, the military was terrific. we got on a plane yesterday morning, monday morning, at 11:30 from pittsburgh. we reached the port-au-prince at a
let's go to washington. governor ed rendell, democrat of pennsylvania, has just come back from haiti accompanying 53 children from the orphanage in port-au-prince. how did this come about, ed? >> the brezhnev orphanage was run by two women out of pittsburgh. when the earthquake happened, they had to keep the kids outside, no sanitation, very little food and water. they called home and were connected with the wonderful pittsburgh medical center. they tried to get the ability to take them...
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r more on all this, we are joined again by binyamin appeaum of the "washington post." he covers the nancial dustry. biamin, welcome back. >> thank you . >> warner: that was pulist rhetoric we heard fr the president. why now? >> the answer seems to bthat banks are about to annoue very lae profits for 2009. ey've indicated that they pl to pay my of their employees very large bonuses. stoll so t obama administration is king the portunity to empathize with the anger that many american el about that and to show th it trying to do something. >>arner: as the president id, it's going to be levied the largt banks, brokerage fis, insurance holding coanies but not the smaller banks, not t community banks not even t big auto companies which got tarp fds. why? >> ty don't want a tax that would fa on everyone who received gernment aid, rather ey want to collect the cost that aid from the firms that they say caused the isis. these the largest nancial firms, thenes that played on wall street, the os that, you ow, took advantage of the xity in rules to make huge profits anthen to take
r more on all this, we are joined again by binyamin appeaum of the "washington post." he covers the nancial dustry. biamin, welcome back. >> thank you . >> warner: that was pulist rhetoric we heard fr the president. why now? >> the answer seems to bthat banks are about to annoue very lae profits for 2009. ey've indicated that they pl to pay my of their employees very large bonuses. stoll so t obama administration is king the portunity to empathize with the anger that...
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. >> couldn't get theme you this to washington? we will get them on tomorrow. >> coincidentally, a friend of mine has been trying to adopt two children for about two years from haiti and she was just down there at the orphanage, which i'm happy to report is doing okay. it is the village of hope orphanage. and -- but she had these pictures of jacquesmel that she was showing me a couple days ago, today, i just got emailed pictures, basically the same area and it's horrible. it is just this beautiful colonial architecture and people, you know, are as affected down there. so -- i think that is important. >> you question faith in all of this? >> you have -- in a way, you do. i mean, you don't understand, especially a place like haiti hit so hard by lots -- >> why? >> why would this happen? why would it happen, i don't know. >> anybody you talk to who spent any time down there, really talks about the resiliency of the people. >> larry: go back now, ben? >> i will definitely go back. you know, i think it is also important to note that pre
. >> couldn't get theme you this to washington? we will get them on tomorrow. >> coincidentally, a friend of mine has been trying to adopt two children for about two years from haiti and she was just down there at the orphanage, which i'm happy to report is doing okay. it is the village of hope orphanage. and -- but she had these pictures of jacquesmel that she was showing me a couple days ago, today, i just got emailed pictures, basically the same area and it's horrible. it is just...
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got to get the message in washington. the rare of play to the place to the base plx is over. >> larry: we're back. is john avalon right? >> john avalon has emerged as one of the leading voices of his generation. i respect that. but i do disagree about his analysis of scott brown. he was embraced on the conservatives. he did say she was for row v. wade. he's very much against gay marriage and against other things. he was a right to life candidate in this election. he was always against deficit spending. he was against the health care bill. but to go back to the question you put to mary matlin, scott brown took off in december, and in large part when he began campaigning, he nationalized the race. and when he did that, along with his populism and authenticity, he reminds me of sarah palin in some ways. he is real and for the people. that combination of nationalizing the race and the personality really drove this and brought him a victory against a, as we know, not a very good candidate. >> larry: donna, speaking today, he m
got to get the message in washington. the rare of play to the place to the base plx is over. >> larry: we're back. is john avalon right? >> john avalon has emerged as one of the leading voices of his generation. i respect that. but i do disagree about his analysis of scott brown. he was embraced on the conservatives. he did say she was for row v. wade. he's very much against gay marriage and against other things. he was a right to life candidate in this election. he was always...
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the nation's1.4 trillion deficit watopic number one in washington tod. president obama is planninto call f a three-year freeze on some government spending. >> woodruff: and i judy woodru. on the newshour night: the sena rejected a plan to crte a bipartisan panel to tackle the defit. we'll talk to setors kent conr and jd gregg. >> ifill: thenhow are the pocy debates in washington affecting the politil debates leadinup to the midterm elections. >> woodruff: pl solman takes a al estate tour in atlanta wi two experts on houng prices. >> there's reasons tbelieve it will stay down and ere are reons to believe it's going to come ba. that why you economists drive peoplerazy. you do understand that. >> absolutely. >> ifill: ray suarez hashe story of amecan doctors and nurses helpi to rebuild haits shattered health care system. and the obama administration gets an "f" for s ability to respond to a biolocal attack. >> ill: that's all ahead on tonight's "pbsewshour." major nding for the pbs newshours provided by: ba of america >> what s made grant thornton a truly g
the nation's1.4 trillion deficit watopic number one in washington tod. president obama is planninto call f a three-year freeze on some government spending. >> woodruff: and i judy woodru. on the newshour night: the sena rejected a plan to crte a bipartisan panel to tackle the defit. we'll talk to setors kent conr and jd gregg. >> ifill: thenhow are the pocy debates in washington affecting the politil debates leadinup to the midterm elections. >> woodruff: pl solman takes a al...
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. >> i bet ty can hear this cheering allhe way in washington, d.c.! applause ) >> ifill: brown's definitive victory overtate attorney general martha coaey left senate democra with 59 votes. at's one short of the super- majority the party's useto get key lls passed. and itnstantly raised questis about the fate of heal care reform legislation. brown campgned against the democrat health care bills. he argued ey would pose an fair burden on massachusetts which already has its own alth care system. thisorning, the senator-elect said what he opposes is shington's approach to healt care. >> i think it's importt for everyo to get some sort form of health care. so, to offer a basic plan fo everybody, ihink, is important. it's jusa question of whether wee going to raise taxes, we're going to cut hf a trillion from dicare, affect vetera' care. i think we can do itetter. >> ifill: republicans deared voters sent a clr message in yesterday-that democrats need tolow down. >> i'm convinc now that no gamesmansh will be played by the other side wh regard to futureotes
. >> i bet ty can hear this cheering allhe way in washington, d.c.! applause ) >> ifill: brown's definitive victory overtate attorney general martha coaey left senate democra with 59 votes. at's one short of the super- majority the party's useto get key lls passed. and itnstantly raised questis about the fate of heal care reform legislation. brown campgned against the democrat health care bills. he argued ey would pose an fair burden on massachusetts which already has its own alth...
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in washington today, psident obama pledd u.s. "unwavering" support. >> with just a few hundred mes of ocean between uand a long history that binds utogether, haitians are our neighbors i the americ and here at home. our thoughts and prayers are also with e many haitian- americans arnd our country, who do not yetnow the fate of their milies and loved ones back home. >> woodruff: from miamto new york and elsewhere, itian- americanbegan gathering last night to wt for news. >> no, i only got a busy snd. >> woodrf: some tried in vain to reach filies all night. >> i have a t of sisters the, and i went over there in julyo spend time with them. i don't know if i will have chce to see them again. >> wdruff: in miami's little iti section this morning, a mass forhe earthquake victims was held at the cathedraof st. mary the dister affected all, from everydayeople to community leaders, includi phillip brutus, the first itian american elected tthe state legislature in flori. >> a lot of pele are uncounted for. my wifis in haiti. i have a five-
in washington today, psident obama pledd u.s. "unwavering" support. >> with just a few hundred mes of ocean between uand a long history that binds utogether, haitians are our neighbors i the americ and here at home. our thoughts and prayers are also with e many haitian- americans arnd our country, who do not yetnow the fate of their milies and loved ones back home. >> woodruff: from miamto new york and elsewhere, itian- americanbegan gathering last night to wt for news....
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thousands of students to washington d.c. to experience the workings of our government first hand. this weekend, they will discuss politics, government, and their futures. >> health care was the main topic of house speaker nancy pelosi's weekly briefing. she comments on senator scott brown and his effect on health care legislation. after speaker pelosi, we'll hear from house minority leader john beohener. -- noehner. -- boehner. this is half an hour. >> in the morning. it looks like we need a bigger room. many of you have asked questions about where we go from here. let me congratulate senator brown from massachusetts. while this is also the massachusetts election, there were 58 senators. it has not diminished [unintelligible] health care to all americans is not a right -- is a right, not a privilege. we want to end discrimination based on pre-existing conditions. even though people with health insurance, their policy is to pay premiums -- and the list goes on and on. these and other issues " will hold insurance companies acc
thousands of students to washington d.c. to experience the workings of our government first hand. this weekend, they will discuss politics, government, and their futures. >> health care was the main topic of house speaker nancy pelosi's weekly briefing. she comments on senator scott brown and his effect on health care legislation. after speaker pelosi, we'll hear from house minority leader john beohener. -- noehner. -- boehner. this is half an hour. >> in the morning. it looks like...
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it is just nice being out of washington. there are some nice people in washington. they can drive you crazy. am i wrong, sherry? [laughter] vilege of traveling across this country, talking with folks like you about the challenges you face in your own lives, and together as a nation. the single hardest thing about being is that it is harder for me to be able to do that these days. it did that give me wrong. you live above the store. i have a short commute. i see my children before they go to work. that makes everything so much better. but the truth is, being president is also a little confining. i cannot discuss to the barber shop or sit at the diner. this is part of the reason why i taken to the practice of reading 10 late tears on the 40,000 i get every night. that is just so that i can stay in touch. nothing beats in the day i can make an escape. come out here and spend a day - to visit plants like emc precision machining and the community college. a day with all of you. >> i love you. >> i love you back. thank you. [applause] >> let's be on this. -- honest. these
it is just nice being out of washington. there are some nice people in washington. they can drive you crazy. am i wrong, sherry? [laughter] vilege of traveling across this country, talking with folks like you about the challenges you face in your own lives, and together as a nation. the single hardest thing about being is that it is harder for me to be able to do that these days. it did that give me wrong. you live above the store. i have a short commute. i see my children before they go to...
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haiti's ambassador to washington says he's very afraid, afraid that many, many people have been killed in this quake. ramone joseph says his country needs help from the rest of the world now. he made the appeal by phone on cnn's "situation room." >> haiti as is being portrayed all the time, the poorest country in the western hemisphere now has been hit by the worst catastrophe. so i'm calling on all friends of haiti and people who are listening to me to please come to our aid. >> a plea for aid right there. the u.s. president, barack obama, is speaking out on the haiti earthquake as well. he says -- >> the u.s. state department has activated what it calls a disaster response plan. it says that a task force will work through the night on this. secretary of state hillary clinton is on an asia-pacific tr trip. here's what she said. >> we are still gathering information about this catastrophic earthquake, the point of impact, its effect on the people of haiti. the united states is offering our full assistance to haiti and to others in the region. we will be providing both civilian and mili
haiti's ambassador to washington says he's very afraid, afraid that many, many people have been killed in this quake. ramone joseph says his country needs help from the rest of the world now. he made the appeal by phone on cnn's "situation room." >> haiti as is being portrayed all the time, the poorest country in the western hemisphere now has been hit by the worst catastrophe. so i'm calling on all friends of haiti and people who are listening to me to please come to our aid....
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washington doesn't have answers and washington is rapidly losing the trust of a whole lot of people. >> larry: do you think guantanamo will come up, john? >> i don't think so by name, no. he will address national security, and he should. it's part of the state of the union. we are at war. the fact that president gets generally high markets on an issue of national security. our country was deeply divided over the issue of iraq and afghanistan. in one year one of his greatest accomplishments is it to depolarize those wars. he's pursued a centrist course with the reappointment of secretary gates. controversial among some and sent a centrist message. that he is what he achieved what he campaigned on in that area. >> he ran as a domestic president, but he gets his highest marks in foreign poecli and he's running more of a sent ris administration. >> larry: does he get a big bump tomorrow? john? >> he'll get a bump. he gives a great speech. >> larry: david? >> doubt it, larry. small bump from his point of view. he has to hope it lasts. >> larry: david and john, we thank you both very much.
washington doesn't have answers and washington is rapidly losing the trust of a whole lot of people. >> larry: do you think guantanamo will come up, john? >> i don't think so by name, no. he will address national security, and he should. it's part of the state of the union. we are at war. the fact that president gets generally high markets on an issue of national security. our country was deeply divided over the issue of iraq and afghanistan. in one year one of his greatest...
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i'm john king in washington, take care. >>> what is going to happen to haiti's children? some have nowhere to go, and others are stranded, as helpless parents watch from afar. the fate of haiti and its people, next on a special edition of "larry king live." >> larry: we are, of course, around the clock with coverage of this tragedy in haiti. skaven juries were scattered by hasen police, and nobody was injured. joining us now are some of the heroes. dr. mark grossman. he is with south florida search and rescue task, force two. and joseph fernandez, and the task force leader, and then let's check in with our own ivan watson. what is the latest, ivan? >> reporter: the latest is that the team here, they actually reached two people who were still alive in this mountain of rubble here. the workers have gotten through, and they have cut through and actually have been able to hold the hand of a krael speaking woman there trapped along the side of a man. her voice is strong and they are passing water to her. they are trying to open up a hole to try and pull the woman out. she surv
i'm john king in washington, take care. >>> what is going to happen to haiti's children? some have nowhere to go, and others are stranded, as helpless parents watch from afar. the fate of haiti and its people, next on a special edition of "larry king live." >> larry: we are, of course, around the clock with coverage of this tragedy in haiti. skaven juries were scattered by hasen police, and nobody was injured. joining us now are some of the heroes. dr. mark grossman. he...
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his office is getting constant updates and he joins us now from our washington bureau. congressman, what can you tell us? what's the latest from your perspective? >> larry, there is a lot going on on the ground now in haiti. unfortunately, we have reports coming in from individuals. my district office received a number of calls. i've been in contact with the white house, also with southern command, which is the military arm that covers haiti. it's had to respond at the recent hurricane. you have to understand that there are people that are trapped right now, there is a search and rescue effort to the best of the u.n. that's on the ground now, they're trying to help, as well as family members. but rescue must come as soon as possible to haiti. their structures are not as solid as structures in the u.s., and i know the crumbling and dust we've seen we'll continue to see because the buildings are so fragile. >> larry: what area do you represent in florida? >> i represent miami dade county and broward county. but there are haitian americans in new york, boston, l.a., centra
his office is getting constant updates and he joins us now from our washington bureau. congressman, what can you tell us? what's the latest from your perspective? >> larry, there is a lot going on on the ground now in haiti. unfortunately, we have reports coming in from individuals. my district office received a number of calls. i've been in contact with the white house, also with southern command, which is the military arm that covers haiti. it's had to respond at the recent hurricane....
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people are hurting, washington does not have answers and washington is rapidly losing the trust of all whole lot of people. >> larry: how about guantanamo, do you think it's going to come up? >> i don't think guantanamo is going to come up by name, but he's going to address national security and he should, because the country is at war. our country was deeply divided when he came into office over the issue of iraq and afghanistan. in one year, he's been able to largely depot -- de polarize those wars. he sent a reassuring centrist message and that's one of the reasons why he's been able to achieve what he campaigned on in that area. >> he ran has a domestic president, but john's right he gets his highest marks in foreign policy, that is where he is running a more centrist administration. >> larry: yes or no from both of you, does he get a billing bump tomorrow, john? >> we'll get a big bump, he gives a great speech. >>. >> larry: david? >> we gets a small bump. >> larry: don't forget cnn will have major coverage tomorrow night and then we'll be on at mi
people are hurting, washington does not have answers and washington is rapidly losing the trust of all whole lot of people. >> larry: how about guantanamo, do you think it's going to come up? >> i don't think guantanamo is going to come up by name, but he's going to address national security and he should, because the country is at war. our country was deeply divided when he came into office over the issue of iraq and afghanistan. in one year, he's been able to largely depot -- de...
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in washington, president obama called the haiti crisis a moment for american leadership. he announced an initial installment of $100 million in help for the country. >> this will mean more of the lifesaving equipment, food, water and medicine that will be needed. this investment will grow over the coming year as we embark on the long-term recovery from this unimaginable tragedy. >> reporter: the first wave of the u.s. effort involved a detachment of some 100 soldiers from the army's 82nd airborne division. they left fort bragg, north carolina today. their main task is to prepare for the arrival friday of more than 800 other u.s. military personnel. and thousands of additional u.s. troops are expected to head to haiti in the coming days. at the same time, the president warned a relief effort of this magnitude will not happen all at once. >> even as we move as quickly as possible, it will take hours, and in many cases days, to get all of our people and resources on the ground. >> reporter: underscoring the u.s. commitment, secretary of state hillary clinton cut short her tr
in washington, president obama called the haiti crisis a moment for american leadership. he announced an initial installment of $100 million in help for the country. >> this will mean more of the lifesaving equipment, food, water and medicine that will be needed. this investment will grow over the coming year as we embark on the long-term recovery from this unimaginable tragedy. >> reporter: the first wave of the u.s. effort involved a detachment of some 100 soldiers from the army's...
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here is washington. david sheer is -- david is a dass in the state department, in at our asia-pacific region. he focuses on china. >> did this come up at the secretary's dinner last thursday? >> not to my knowledge. >> you talked about china relations yesterday -- but this is also a business issue. if business is one of the brighter spots of u.s.-china relations, if business goes sour, u.s.-china business relations kosar, what else is there as a glue to hold them together? >> you are talking about interaction between the two largest economies in the world. so, we are going to do business together. that is not the issue. what are the issues with in our economic relationship that need to be managed? this is a serious issue on a number of levels. as we have talked about, there are business standards and expectations and international norms expect your business partners to live up to. and we have had multiple conversations with china about activity, both in this area and more broadly. we have a mature relati
here is washington. david sheer is -- david is a dass in the state department, in at our asia-pacific region. he focuses on china. >> did this come up at the secretary's dinner last thursday? >> not to my knowledge. >> you talked about china relations yesterday -- but this is also a business issue. if business is one of the brighter spots of u.s.-china relations, if business goes sour, u.s.-china business relations kosar, what else is there as a glue to hold them together?...
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ben stellar, columnist for "fortune" magazine in washington. new york, stephanie miller, host of her own radio show, her website, stephaniemiller.com. and in new york, s.c. cup. columnist for the new york daily news and senior writer for the daily caller website. first, the big news of the day, the supreme court. 5-4 vote rules corporations can contribute anything and take credit for the contributions and political campaigns pretty much handing a major defeat to the mccain law. what do you make of that ruling, mark? >> this takes us into uncharted territory. the whole goal of campaign finance was to reduce the influence of money in politics and, in fact, the whole thing has boomeranged with this supreme court decision. the law result in a decision that's overturned precedent and this is historically unprecedented that corporations now can take out political ads. >> larry: ben, what do you make of it? >> well, the story is really that a contribution is a form of free speech. that's how the supreme court seeing it that giving money is a way to ex
ben stellar, columnist for "fortune" magazine in washington. new york, stephanie miller, host of her own radio show, her website, stephaniemiller.com. and in new york, s.c. cup. columnist for the new york daily news and senior writer for the daily caller website. first, the big news of the day, the supreme court. 5-4 vote rules corporations can contribute anything and take credit for the contributions and political campaigns pretty much handing a major defeat to the mccain law. what...
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warner: back in washington, there were mid signalsn the prospects for birtisan progress. lawmars from both parties agre with the focus on eating jobs b not on the best way to do it. >> the president and i agreeon the need meet inhe middle to find birtisan agreementto grow jobs. > warner: sene minority leader mitch mcconnll was on the floor earlier declaring he was ready to work withhe president. >> we know ineased american energy without a new national energy tax will grow od jobs. we know that increasing markets for our farmers, entrepreneurs, and manufacturers overseas through trade reements will grow good jobs. we c get these done and i hope he president will joins in calling on the majority to bring thse issues to the floor he in the sate. >>eporter: and democrats prmised to roll out a new jobs agnda within the week. >> the three top sues onur agenda thiear are jobs, jobs nd jobs. neitr party can afford to overlook this iss or it will be seen as obstructingn it. if eher party dos, it will be their own political peril. >> warner: but on the house side, minority ader jo
warner: back in washington, there were mid signalsn the prospects for birtisan progress. lawmars from both parties agre with the focus on eating jobs b not on the best way to do it. >> the president and i agreeon the need meet inhe middle to find birtisan agreementto grow jobs. > warner: sene minority leader mitch mcconnll was on the floor earlier declaring he was ready to work withhe president. >> we know ineased american energy without a new national energy tax will grow od...
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here in washington. david sheer is -- david is ain the state department, in the asia-pacific region. he focuses on china. >> did this come up at the secretary's dinner last thursday? >> not to my knowledge. >> china relations. he did talk about that yesterday. this is also a business issue. if business is one of the brighter spots of u.s.-china relations, can business goes sour -- if thosexd relations gos sour, what else is there is a glue to hold them together? >> you are talking about interaction between the two largest economies in the world. so we are going to do business together. that is not the issue. the issue is whether the issue is within our economic relationship -- this is a serious issue. -- on a number of levels. as we have talked about, there are business standards and expectations, international norms that you expect of your business partners. and we have had multiple conversations with china about activity both in this area and more broadly. we have a mature relationship with china. we h
here in washington. david sheer is -- david is ain the state department, in the asia-pacific region. he focuses on china. >> did this come up at the secretary's dinner last thursday? >> not to my knowledge. >> china relations. he did talk about that yesterday. this is also a business issue. if business is one of the brighter spots of u.s.-china relations, can business goes sour -- if thosexd relations gos sour, what else is there is a glue to hold them together? >> you...
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but, it would that be only washington dc. i don't know what happened to the cia, all of these things. i am asking you to be a little patience with haiti, but having said so, i think ambassador noriega said something in his introduction that is fitting. haitians are very resilient i even see a silver lining in what happened on january 12th. on april 30th, 2004 i wrote a column for the now defunct new york sun, and i had one phrase there, a sentence, port-au-prince is a mammoth catastrophe waiting to happen. i made that comment because coming from the air in the american airlines, i was looking at the city, the that i had left 13 years earlier and i saw all of these match boxes over the hills. and, the mountain is the backdrop to port-au-prince mount hospital was disfigured, and i wrote to, unless something is done immediately, big chunks of this city will be gone into the caribbean sea. at the time i did not see an earthquake. haiti, being in the hurricane ali, i saw a major hurricane that would have wiped all of these flimsy
but, it would that be only washington dc. i don't know what happened to the cia, all of these things. i am asking you to be a little patience with haiti, but having said so, i think ambassador noriega said something in his introduction that is fitting. haitians are very resilient i even see a silver lining in what happened on january 12th. on april 30th, 2004 i wrote a column for the now defunct new york sun, and i had one phrase there, a sentence, port-au-prince is a mammoth catastrophe...
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and needed a bailout from washington. th brought government leaders like hou speaker nancy pelosi tthe show floor to see what the industry i ying to do to turn itself around. even though the u.s. lost it title lastear as the largest yer of vehicles to china, it still remains an important market for manufacture. so they're racg to build more fuel-efcient products americans will want d can afford. ford has perhaps the best advantage with the focus. it's already been hit with consumers and gets aace-lift next year. the new focus ll have a new twliter engine that offers more hsepower than the currt model and should have better fuel economy. manufacturers don't estima fuelconomy on a vehicle until it's ready to come to market. ford admits oiding a government bailo has helped it attra customers away from g.m. and chrysler. but presidt of the america's mark fies thinks product has more to with the company success. >> at the end of the d customers are going to buyur pruct not because we didn't take goverent money, it's because wh
and needed a bailout from washington. th brought government leaders like hou speaker nancy pelosi tthe show floor to see what the industry i ying to do to turn itself around. even though the u.s. lost it title lastear as the largest yer of vehicles to china, it still remains an important market for manufacture. so they're racg to build more fuel-efcient products americans will want d can afford. ford has perhaps the best advantage with the focus. it's already been hit with consumers and gets...
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in a washington speech, she singled out china and several other countries. she said they have put up barriers to portions of the web, and censored words, names and phrases in search results. >> countries that censor news and information must recognize that from an economic standpoint, there is no distinction between censoring political speech and commercial speech. if businesses in your nations are denied access to either type of information, it will inevitably impact on growth. >> sreenivasan: clinton urged chinese officials to investigate recent cyber attacks on google's e-mail accounts. the chinese government insisted it's treating the issue as a business dispute with google and not a political matter that affects ties with the u.s. in pakistan, military officials announced they will hold off launching new offensives against militants for up to a year. they said they need to consolidate the gains made since last spring. the announcement came during a visit by u.s. defense secretary robert gates. he met with prime minister yusuf gilani, among others, and h
in a washington speech, she singled out china and several other countries. she said they have put up barriers to portions of the web, and censored words, names and phrases in search results. >> countries that censor news and information must recognize that from an economic standpoint, there is no distinction between censoring political speech and commercial speech. if businesses in your nations are denied access to either type of information, it will inevitably impact on growth. >>...
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and then so now washington, in washington the democrats are saying well, if he loses maybe we could pass it in the lame duck session before he actually takes a seat or hold it up, claim's recount. ask for a recount to. me that is crazy talk because if you have an earthquake you can't just then do some monkey business and pass a lame duck session a major piece of legislation. >> do you agree that is crazy. >> i agree. you have ten days to certify the results. i mean the results are the results. and ten days are not required to do it. and david is right. >> anybody tried to play games they couldn't get away with it. >> no, they couldn't get away with it. >> this race has been nationalized. i mean the president, you know, is up or down vote on him whether he went there or didn't go there. so he has made the decision to go there to push all the chips into the middle of the table. >> but in a word, if by chance coakley does win and they maintain the 60 votes, does this deal today on health-care reform, not today, this week on health-care reform on these so-called cadillac plans, is that going
and then so now washington, in washington the democrats are saying well, if he loses maybe we could pass it in the lame duck session before he actually takes a seat or hold it up, claim's recount. ask for a recount to. me that is crazy talk because if you have an earthquake you can't just then do some monkey business and pass a lame duck session a major piece of legislation. >> do you agree that is crazy. >> i agree. you have ten days to certify the results. i mean the results are...
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joining us from washington general colin powell, former secretary of state, former chairman of the joint chiefs. here's his message for you and the people of haiti. watch. >> the united states government and the governments throughout the world, the united nations, international relief organizations are all doing their best to stabilize the situation to bring order to haiti and then start to flood in the necessary supplies needed to sustain life. but, you know, the challenge is going to be great and it's going to be long enduring. once the folks who have lost their lives have been dealt with in as dignified a manner as possible and once we have taken care of those who are injured, then the work begins. then we need reconstruction. then we need to take care of the living, and in taking care of living is not a matter of giving them food and water for a short period of time, but helping them rebuild their homes and schools and churches and government. so i'm asking everyone who is watching tonight to find a way to give and then give some more and to give over the long term for the people of
joining us from washington general colin powell, former secretary of state, former chairman of the joint chiefs. here's his message for you and the people of haiti. watch. >> the united states government and the governments throughout the world, the united nations, international relief organizations are all doing their best to stabilize the situation to bring order to haiti and then start to flood in the necessary supplies needed to sustain life. but, you know, the challenge is going to...
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the clerk: washington, d.c, january 22, 2010. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable jeff merkley, a senator from the state of oregon, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: robert c. byrd, presidet pro tempore. mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: following any leader remarks, the senate will resume consideration of senate h. j. res. 45 which is to increase the limit of the public debt. there will be no roll call votes during today's session of the senate. the presid officer: under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. under the previous order, the senate will resume consideration of h. j. res. 45,hi report. the clerk: h. j. res. 45, joint resolution increasing the statutory limit on the public debt. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. baucus: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from montana. mr. baucus: mr. president, i ask ispe fur
the clerk: washington, d.c, january 22, 2010. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable jeff merkley, a senator from the state of oregon, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: robert c. byrd, presidet pro tempore. mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: following any leader remarks, the senate will resume consideration of senate h. j. res. 45 which is to increase...
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the first one is in washington, less than a year ago. the results are noteworthy and worries some -- worry some. despite the pledge to support the economic recovery program, after the hurricane that destroyed 15% of gdp, it was estimated by my co-workers of the un that a mere $61 million had been disbursed. we have been tracking the disbursement -- 85% of the pledges made a year ago and are not dispersed. many of us worry if past is prologue, haitians themselves will be to blame for this, but as we have argued before, there are serious problems in the aid machinery, and these have contributed to the delivery challenges on the ground. the aid machinery currently at work keeps too much for overhead for its operations and still realize too much on ngos or contractors -- still relies too much on ngos or contractors. the fact that there are more indio's per capita in haiti than any other country in this hemisphere reaching more ngos -- more ngos in haiti it than any other country -- 80 will need the contractors and ngos -- haiti will lead the
the first one is in washington, less than a year ago. the results are noteworthy and worries some -- worry some. despite the pledge to support the economic recovery program, after the hurricane that destroyed 15% of gdp, it was estimated by my co-workers of the un that a mere $61 million had been disbursed. we have been tracking the disbursement -- 85% of the pledges made a year ago and are not dispersed. many of us worry if past is prologue, haitians themselves will be to blame for this, but...
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joining us to discuss it all, tom shales, the "washington post" tv columnist wrote a book "live from new york." it's a terrific read about a lot of this. jerry penacoli, correspondent from "extra" is here. dick cavett, the former "tonight show" writer for jack paar and johnny carson. host of his own late night talk show back then. jay was on oprah today. here's what he had to say about conan. >> have you talked to conan in person since all this? >> no, i haven't. haven't. >> did you want to pick up the phone? >> yeah, but it didn't seem appropriate. >> why? >> i don't know. i think -- let things cool down and maybe we'll talk. >> did you feel bad forko nan at any point? >> i did. i felt really bad for conan. i think it's unfair, but tv is not fair. i thought it was unfair for me. >> you felt bad for conan, but you didn't think you were the reason? >> i wasn't the reason. the reason were the ratings. >> uh-huh. >> larry: all right. tom shales, who is probably now the dean of american television critics, what do you make of all this? >> what can be made of it other than it's a horrible
joining us to discuss it all, tom shales, the "washington post" tv columnist wrote a book "live from new york." it's a terrific read about a lot of this. jerry penacoli, correspondent from "extra" is here. dick cavett, the former "tonight show" writer for jack paar and johnny carson. host of his own late night talk show back then. jay was on oprah today. here's what he had to say about conan. >> have you talked to conan in person since all this?...
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"the washington post" reported it took place between 2002 and 2006. it said the f.b.i. sometimes invoked emergencies that did not exist. the agency said again today the practice involved records of incoming and outgoing calls, and not their actual content. the u.s. supreme court has refused to close two shipping locks near chicago to keep asian carp out of the great lakes. the state of michigan asked for an injunction. it warned the carp will wipe out native fish if they reach the lakes from the mississippi river watershed. illinois and the federal government warned an injunction would damage the shipping business. the u.s. army corps of engineers is considering long-term action, and the case may yet return to the high court. the los angeles city council gave initial approval today to close hundreds of dispensaries for medical marijuana. there are now more than 1,000 places where marijuana is available in los angeles. that is more than all the starbucks coffee shops and public schools in the city. the ordinance voted on today would limit the marijuana shops to 70. a fin
"the washington post" reported it took place between 2002 and 2006. it said the f.b.i. sometimes invoked emergencies that did not exist. the agency said again today the practice involved records of incoming and outgoing calls, and not their actual content. the u.s. supreme court has refused to close two shipping locks near chicago to keep asian carp out of the great lakes. the state of michigan asked for an injunction. it warned the carp will wipe out native fish if they reach the...
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. >> larry: joining us now from washington, frank and gillian thorpe, survivors of the earthquake. gillian was buried under the rubble for many hours, trapped in the haitian headquarters of the mission where she and frank worked. frank, how far away were you? >> i was about 100 miles north of port-au-prince. i was doing research on a story up north in a region called ahmsrouge. we felt the earthquake up there, the ground beneath us bounced, but we didn't know it was so serious. we didn't know it had hit port-au-prince hard until about two hours later. >> larry: of course, you drive frantically to reach gillian. what happened to you, gillian? >> i was in a meeting with my coworker, chuck, when the earthquake hit, and the ground started shaking, and i couldn't place what was going on, and i asked him what was going on and he said it was an earthquake. we ducked underneath a door frame and within 30 seconds we were completely buried under and pinned. >> larry: frank, when you got there, how did you find gillian? >> i walked up to the house and the road the house was on was blocked, an
. >> larry: joining us now from washington, frank and gillian thorpe, survivors of the earthquake. gillian was buried under the rubble for many hours, trapped in the haitian headquarters of the mission where she and frank worked. frank, how far away were you? >> i was about 100 miles north of port-au-prince. i was doing research on a story up north in a region called ahmsrouge. we felt the earthquake up there, the ground beneath us bounced, but we didn't know it was so serious. we...
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washington. this is 45 minutes. >> good morning. first we will ask you to turn of sophos or at least put them on beep. i am the director of the commission on the prevention of weapons of mass destruction proliferation and terrorism. our chairman, senator bob gramm and vice chairman senator jim talent will first provide an overview of the report card dewaal half. we will then have some brief remarks from carey who is representing the results of 9/11 and will have to lead back for another hearing of on the hill. and the will of time for q&a after that, so mr. chairman, the floor is yours. >> thank you for a much, mr. kroll larson and for the great leadership that you've provided over this past year. we have started the day with breakfast with families of 9/11. in many ways they are responsible not only for our commission but for the 9/11 commission. it was their emphasis of the importance of understanding what happened in order to prepare america to avoid a repetition that led to the creation of the 9/11 commission. one of the finding
washington. this is 45 minutes. >> good morning. first we will ask you to turn of sophos or at least put them on beep. i am the director of the commission on the prevention of weapons of mass destruction proliferation and terrorism. our chairman, senator bob gramm and vice chairman senator jim talent will first provide an overview of the report card dewaal half. we will then have some brief remarks from carey who is representing the results of 9/11 and will have to lead back for another...
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in washington. if he turns out to be one of the "politics as usual" kind of politicians, we're going to turn away from him. and that's exactly what happened. i think they are frustrated by the fact that they've been duped thought they were voting for something in 2008 and find not only are things still the same old-same old bickering in washington but seems to have gotten worse. >> ifill: and perhaps focused on the wrong thing. ceci everybody wants to know will happen with health care reform. as of tonight, where does that sand? >> well, gwen, the results in massachusetts are a real blow to the prospects for health care reform legislation, and i think i would describe the blow as somewhere between debilitating and fatal, to be honest. here we are exactly one year from obama being sworn in, and we knew from one year ago that time was going to be the enemy of health care reform, and in case democrats had forgotten that, alex capatziano put out a memo saying to republicans we can kill this by delay. an
in washington. if he turns out to be one of the "politics as usual" kind of politicians, we're going to turn away from him. and that's exactly what happened. i think they are frustrated by the fact that they've been duped thought they were voting for something in 2008 and find not only are things still the same old-same old bickering in washington but seems to have gotten worse. >> ifill: and perhaps focused on the wrong thing. ceci everybody wants to know will happen with...
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the first one is in washington, less than a year ago. the results are noteworthy and worries some -- worry some. despite the pledge to support the economic recovery program, after the hurricane that destroyed 15% of gdp, it was estimated by my co-workers of the un that a mere $61 million had been disbursed. we have been tracking the disbursement -- 85% of the pledges made a year ago and are not dispersed. many of us worry if past is prologue, haitians themselves will be to blame for this, but as we have argued before, there are serious problems in the aid machinery, and these have contributed to the delivery challenges on the ground. the aid machinery currently at work keeps too much for overhead for its operations and still realize too much on ngos or contractors -- still relies too much on ngos or contractors. the fact that there are more indio's per capita in haiti than any other country in this hemisphere reaching more ngos -- more ngos in haiti it than any other country -- 80 will need the contractors and ngos -- haiti will lead the
the first one is in washington, less than a year ago. the results are noteworthy and worries some -- worry some. despite the pledge to support the economic recovery program, after the hurricane that destroyed 15% of gdp, it was estimated by my co-workers of the un that a mere $61 million had been disbursed. we have been tracking the disbursement -- 85% of the pledges made a year ago and are not dispersed. many of us worry if past is prologue, haitians themselves will be to blame for this, but...
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"the washington post" reported today u.s. teams have stepped up operations with yemeni forces-- killing six regional al-qaeda leaders in recent weeks. taliban forces have rejected an afghan plan to get them to stop fighting. in an internet statement, the group warned financial incentives won't work. it said the only solution is for foreign troops to withdraw. but in germany, chancellor angela merkel said it would be wrong to set a date to withdraw. >> ( translated ): it is very, very important that a signal be sent to the taliban. even when all afghan forces have been trained, the international community will see to it that this army and police are able to survive. otherwise the taliban can hope to attack immediately when the police and security forces are not properly paid, and therefore not motivated. >> sreenivasan: merkel met with afghan president hamid karzai, on the eve of an international conference on afghanistan in london. in afghanistan, 11 suspected taliban militants were killed in an air and ground strike by nato
"the washington post" reported today u.s. teams have stepped up operations with yemeni forces-- killing six regional al-qaeda leaders in recent weeks. taliban forces have rejected an afghan plan to get them to stop fighting. in an internet statement, the group warned financial incentives won't work. it said the only solution is for foreign troops to withdraw. but in germany, chancellor angela merkel said it would be wrong to set a date to withdraw. >> ( translated ): it is very,...
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one, they want subsidies from washington. two, they want to crush small businesses who are hoping to compete with them by erecting regulatory hurdles. so i think they will use that money to try to essentially hurt small business. we don't who don't have lobbiesists, don't have money to spend and i think both of those are negative effects on the country. i don't necessarily think it is great for the republican party or terrible for the democratic party because when you look at who is willing to subsidize corporations and recht barriers both parties do that. i think will have bad affects but not necessarily partisan affects. >> lehrer: when president obama said yesterday i will talk to congress and we'll have a forceful response, what can he do? what can anybody do about this? whether they like it or not? >> well, i mean the way that the opinion, the decision was written, it's going to be awfully tough. >> lehrer: it a prepare court of the united states made a decision. do you agree with that, there not too many options. >> peo
one, they want subsidies from washington. two, they want to crush small businesses who are hoping to compete with them by erecting regulatory hurdles. so i think they will use that money to try to essentially hurt small business. we don't who don't have lobbiesists, don't have money to spend and i think both of those are negative effects on the country. i don't necessarily think it is great for the republican party or terrible for the democratic party because when you look at who is willing to...
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i read "the washington post" and in " the washington journal." i didn't think we have given up any sovereignty in our agreement with interpol. with interpol. we have gone to the point where -- we were alienated -- where are first judgment is to doubt whether or not to have confidence. we need to turn that around. we need to do that by modeling confidence so that we can develop confidence so that your first thought is not that they're going to do something wrong, but that they are going to do something right. we have created that through the years with the federal government. the federal government's action with us is that you're guilty until you can prove yourself innocent. i am not talkingÑi about a court of law, but the bureaucracy. we are going to assume that you're doing it right and have to prove that you're doing it wrong. that is not where we are today in terms of how the american public has to interact with bureaucracy. i am not worried about that. i may be wrong to not be worried, but you can tell me so in a couple of months. summary on
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i do not think washington here is what they are saying. they clearly do not believe the president and miss pelosi and wt the president saying. they are saying enough is enough. they sent a message. washington should listen. >> does it with the republicans back in power? >> i think they want the job killing agenda in washington to stop. they are not enamored with us. they have seen with the other teams will do. >> you said that you favor bipartisan legislation. do you think that the irresponsibility of the majority, the only way they can get it is to get the minority? >> there are 59 democrats in the senate and 41 republicans. in the house, the democrat majority is 40 seats larger than the minority. the only bipartisan opposition to the job killing agenda are republicans and moderate democrats were saying, no, stop. they do not need us to pass legislation there has been no outreach of year. i want to sit down and try to address the problems that we have. i know my principles are. i am not going to sacrifice my principles by sitting down and
i do not think washington here is what they are saying. they clearly do not believe the president and miss pelosi and wt the president saying. they are saying enough is enough. they sent a message. washington should listen. >> does it with the republicans back in power? >> i think they want the job killing agenda in washington to stop. they are not enamored with us. they have seen with the other teams will do. >> you said that you favor bipartisan legislation. do you think...
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they don't think washington hears what they're saying. and they clearly don't believe the president and ms. pelosi and senator reid are hearing what they're saying. they're saying enough is enough is enough. and so they sent a message washington should listen. >> is that message, put the republicans back in power? >> at this point i think what they want to do is they want the job-killing agenda here in washington to stop. listen, they're not enamored with us except that right now they're ready to take a chance on us because they've seen what the other team can produce. >> yesterday on n.p.r. you said that you would favor bipartisan legislation as long as it leans in your direction, the balance leans in your direction. do you think that it's the responsibility of the majority, the only way they can get bipartisan votes is to have legislation that leans in the minority's direction? >> you have to remember that there are 59 democrats in the senate and 41 republicans. in the house the democrats, majority, is 40 seats larger than the minority.
they don't think washington hears what they're saying. and they clearly don't believe the president and ms. pelosi and senator reid are hearing what they're saying. they're saying enough is enough is enough. and so they sent a message washington should listen. >> is that message, put the republicans back in power? >> at this point i think what they want to do is they want the job-killing agenda here in washington to stop. listen, they're not enamored with us except that right now...
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you really miss washington, i assume? >> you can't guess how much. >> i -- those -- i've listened to the comments of the secretary, your successor, and now you, and i'm listening to the members' questions and how much memory is lost in a year or 14 months from those faithful days in september and october. which all of us hope we never relive, but, in fact, we're very much significantly different than today and the coolness of being able to answer. one of the questions i was particularly interested in, because i was very involved with that time and what was happening with aig. my aspect of having some jurisdiction of insurance. as i understand it, because of financial products in london, was without assets and had a tremendous involvement in counterparty positions for about $2.8 trillion and whose counterparty positions were starting to fail and they had to honor them, their initial internal decision of aig was to use the assets of the world's largest insurance company and they sought permission and it they sought permissi
you really miss washington, i assume? >> you can't guess how much. >> i -- those -- i've listened to the comments of the secretary, your successor, and now you, and i'm listening to the members' questions and how much memory is lost in a year or 14 months from those faithful days in september and october. which all of us hope we never relive, but, in fact, we're very much significantly different than today and the coolness of being able to answer. one of the questions i was...
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but it would not be only washington d.c. i don't know what would happen to the cia and all these things. i'm asking you to be a little patient with haiti. but having said so, i think ambassador noriega said something in his introduction that he is stating. haitians are very resilient. and i even see a silver lining in what our fans on january 12. on april 30, 2004, i wrote a column for the now defunct new york sub. i had one freeze they are, eighth and port-au-prince is a man-made catastrophe waiting to happen. i made that comment because coming from the air, in the american airlines, i was looking at the city that i had left 13 years earlier, and i saw all these matchboxes all over the hills and the mountain that is backed drops to port-au-prince mount hospital was disfigured. and i wrote, unless something is done immediately, big chunks of this city will be gone into the caribbean sea. other times, i did not see an earthquake. haiti being in the kirkham alley, i saw a major hurricane that would have wiped all of these flim
but it would not be only washington d.c. i don't know what would happen to the cia and all these things. i'm asking you to be a little patient with haiti. but having said so, i think ambassador noriega said something in his introduction that he is stating. haitians are very resilient. and i even see a silver lining in what our fans on january 12. on april 30, 2004, i wrote a column for the now defunct new york sub. i had one freeze they are, eighth and port-au-prince is a man-made catastrophe...
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post ♪] [♪the washington post ] [♪ the washington p [ost ♪ ] [ ♪ the washiongton post ] [♪ the washiongton post ♪] [ ♪ the washoington post ] [band music ] [milirartary march] ♪ military march ♪ [military music] [♪ military music ] [♪ military music ] [♪ military music ] [♪ military music ] [♪ god bless america ] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> the senate has approved raising the federal debt limit by more than $2 trillion. the vote was along party lines, 60-39. they added an amendment to allow new spending be offset by spending reductions or tax increases 3 measure now goes to the house pretty soon it turns to the domination of the federal reserve chairman ben bernanke to a second term. the bill is possible today. the house is not in session because republicans are attending their legislative retreated baltimore. next month marks one year since congress passed the economic stimulus money. of the $787 billion approved, just under $330 billion has been committed with $172 billion actually p
post ♪] [♪the washington post ] [♪ the washington p [ost ♪ ] [ ♪ the washiongton post ] [♪ the washiongton post ♪] [ ♪ the washoington post ] [band music ] [milirartary march] ♪ military march ♪ [military music] [♪ military music ] [♪ military music ] [♪ military music ] [♪ military music ] [♪ god bless america ] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> the senate has approved raising...